Obits
from the Lakeland Ledger,
Lakeland, Florida
Published Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Ida Shiver, 94
LAKELAND -- Mrs. Ida B. Shiver of Lakeland died of heart failure Friday (March
25, 2005) at Oakbridge Healthcare Center. She was 94.
Born in Colquitt, Ga., on May 3, 1910, Mrs. Shiver came to Lakeland from there
since the early 1930s. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Abundant Life
Church of God.
Mrs. Shiver was preceded in death by her husband,
Miles Herman Shiver. She is
survived by her sons, Floyd Shiver, Lakeland,
Robert "Bobby" Shiver, Wesley
Chapel; daughters, Sadie Entrekin, Lakeland;
Gladys Hess, Nashville, Tenn.; nine
grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Gentry-Morrison Southside
Chapel. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home chapel.
Published Friday, June 10, 2005
Herbert Tiner, 76
WINTER HAVEN -- Mr. Herbert "Lewis" Tiner of Winter
Haven died of cancer Wednesday (June 8, 2005) in Winter Haven. He was 76.
Born in Colquitt, Ga., on Jan. 21, 1929, he came to Haines City from there in
1931. He was a citrus dealer and grower for Bentley Brothers. He formerly worked
for the family citrus business, J. H. Tiner and
Son's Inc. He was a director with the Farm Bureau. He was a member of North
Ridge Church.
Mr. Tiner is survived by his wife,
Jo-Hilda Posey Tiner; son, Larry
Tiner, Winter Haven; mother, Lucille Tiner,
Haines City; brother, Roy Tiner, Winter Haven; two
grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 this evening at Oak Ridge Funeral Care, 1001
Grace Ave., Haines City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral
home chapel. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Haines City.
Memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 101 Arneson Ave., Auburndale, FL
33823.
Published Tuesday, June 7, 2005
Fannie Kelly, 83
DADE CITY -- Mrs. Fannie "Maw Maw" Kelly
of Dade City, formerly of Lakeland, died of lung failure Saturday (May 4, 2005)
at home. She was 83.
Born in Colquitt, Ga., on June 18, 1921, she lived in Lakeland before moving to
Dade City. She was a retired sectionizer for Kraft Foods of Lakeland. She was a
member of Dade City Pentecostal Church of God.
Mrs. Kelly was preceded in death by her husband,
O. C. Kelly. She is survived by her sons,
Kerry Kelly, Lake Mary Esther,
John W. Kelly, and Doyle C. Kelly,
both of Dade City; daughters, Evelyn Taylor,
Lakeland, Eleanor Flowers, Pierson,
Patricia Kelly, Dade City; brother,
Edward Swearingain; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 this morning at Dade City Pentecostal Church. Burial will
follow in Dade City Cemetery.
Hodges Family Funeral Home, Dade City.
HAINES CITY -- Mr. Ollie Douglas Hodges
of Haines City died of heart failure Friday (March 4, 2005) in Bartow. He was
95.
Born Dec. 29, 1909, in Colquitt, Ga., he came here from Georgia 60 years ago. He
was a truck driver for B. C. Cook & Sons, Haines City. He was a member of
Shamrock Baptist Church, Haines City.
Mr. Hodges was preceded in death by
his wife, Esther Hodges. He is
survived by his daughter, Sally O'Quinn,
Haines City; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shamrock Baptist Church, Haines City.
Published Saturday, March 26, 2005
Idella Mercer, 94
PLANT CITY -- Mrs. Idella Ireland Mercer
of Plant City died of natural causes associated with old age Friday (March 25,
2005) in Plant City. She was 94.
Born in Colquitt, Ga., on Jan. 2, 1911, Mrs. Mercer
came to Plant City from Pelham, Ga., in 1990. She was a homemaker. She was a
member of Cotton Assembly of God.
Mrs. Mercer was preceded in death by
her husbands, Harvey G. Ireland and
Fowler Mercer. She is survived by her sons,
Harvey G. Ireland Jr., Meigs, Ga.,
Robert N. Ireland, Lancaster, Pa.; daughters,
Dorothy Lee Snow,
Corine Watkins, Roxie
Lee Stephens, all of Plant City; 13 grandchildren; 27
great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Monday at Haught Funeral Home, Plant
City. Services will follow at noon at the funeral home chapel.
Published Thursday, November 11, 2004
Charlie Jones, 62
FROSTPROOF -- Mr. Charlie Jones of Frostproof died
of heart disease Monday (Nov. 8, 2004) at home. He was 62.
Born in Colquitt, Ga., on July 11, 1942, he came to Frostproof from Grand
Rapids, Mich., in 1972. He was an auto detailer. He was a member of St. John
Missionary Baptist Church in Frostproof.
Mr. Jones was preceded in death by his wife,
Doris Jones. He is survived by his mother,
Evelyn Sanford, Frostproof; daughters,
Theresa Williams, Frostproof,
Dorothy Jones Pratter, Grand Rapids, Mich.; sons,
Jimmy Jones, Timmy Jones,
Floyd Jones, Charlie Jones Jr.,
Theodore Ford, and Chuckie Jones,
all of Grand Rapids; sisters, Mary Blackery,
Savannah, Ga., Catherine Maddox, Augusta, Ga.,
Shirley Lee, Sylvester, Ga., Ye
Jdeshbazz, Los Angeles; brothers, Oscar Lewis,
and John Lewis, both of Sylvester,
Terry Jones, Thomas Jones,
Floyd Jones Jr., all of Albany, Ga.,
Allen Jones, St. Petersburg; 43 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Allen Temple AME Church, 241 C. St.,
Lake Wales.
Epps Mortuary, Lake Wales.
Published Wednesday, March 9, 2005
Eunie Chaney, 94
PLANT CITY -- Mrs. Eunie Bell Chaney of Plant City
died of heart and lung failure Monday (March 7, 2005) in Plant City. She was 94.
Born in Colquitt, Ga., on April 2, 1910, she came to Plant City in 1950. She was
a homemaker.
Mrs. Chaney is survived by her sons,
James Henry Chaney, Plant City,
Edgar Lewis Chaney, Lakeland, Larry David Chaney,
Douglas, Ga.; daughters, Opal O. Murphy,
Mary June Chaney, Patricia Ann
Simmons, all of Plant City, Betty Marie Adams,
Douglas, Ga.; brother, Bryant Gill, Plant City; 40
grandchildren, 76 great-grandchildren and 30 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 this evening at Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant
City. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home chapel.
Published Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Mable Cauley, 69
LAKELAND -- Mrs. Mable Lee Cauley of Lakeland died
of complications following a stroke Saturday (Oct. 23, 2004) at Lakeland
Regional Medical Center. She was 69.
Born in Colquitt, Ga., she came to Lakeland from Georgia 37 years ago. She was a
certified nursing assistant. She was a member of Pilgrim Rest Freewill Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Cauley is survived by her husband,
Preston Croskey; stepdaughter,
Jacquelin Williams, Wildwood; stepson, Terry Worlds,
Lakeland; sisters, Dosha Mae Archie, Lakeland,
Rosa M. Burke, Bainbridge, Ga.,
Adell Close, Newark, N.J., Annie Jackson,
Rochester, N.J.; brothers, Johnel Lippitt, Tampa,
Abraham Lippitt Jr., Bainbridge; two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Coney Funeral Parlor, Lakeland.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Rest Freewill Baptist Church.
Published Thursday, November 25, 2004
Josie Carse, 65
HAINES CITY -- Mrs. Josie Wade Carse of Haines City
died of cirrhosis of the liver Tuesday (Nov. 23, 2004) at home. She was 65.
Born in Colquitt, Ga., on Feb. 1, 1939, she came to Haines City from there 46
years ago. She worked for Evans Market in Haines City for 18 years. She was a
coordinator of Carols in the Park in Lake Alfred. She was a school volunteer.
She was a local missionary and missionary to France. She was a member of First
Assembly of God in Lake Alfred where she was a Sunday school teacher.
Mrs. Carse is survived by her daughter,
Wanda Douglas, McMinnville, Tenn.; son,
Jerris Wade, Haines City; brother,
Woodrow Daniels, Plant City; mother, Mamie Daniels,
Colquitt; five grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Baptist Temple of Dundee.
Services will follow at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Forest Hill
Cemetery.
Haines City Funeral Home, Haines City.
Published Monday, December 13, 2004
James Kimbrel, 74
DAVENPORT -- Mr. James G. Kimbrel of Davenport died
of cancer Friday (Dec. 10, 2004) in Winter Haven. He was 74.
Born March 22, 1930, in Colquitt, Ga., he came here from Colquitt in the 1940s.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Korean Conflict. He was a
salesman for the truck industry and for Moore International, Davenport. He was a
Baptist.
Mr. Kimbrel is survived by his wife of 49 years,
Mildred Carswell Kimbrel; son,
Matthew Kimbrel, Davenport; daughter, Kathryn Webb,
Winter Haven; brothers, William W. Kimbrel and
Kenneth E. Kimbrel, both of Davenport; sisters,
Vera Sanborn, Winter Haven, Vida
Flick, Daytona Beach; four grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Forest Hill Cemetery, Haines City.
Oak Ridge Funeral Care, Haines City.
Published Thursday, April 21, 2005
Earlene Gilbert, 75
HAINES CITY -- Mrs. Earlene "Lynn" Gilbert of
Haines City died of multiple organ failure Monday (April 18, 2005) at Winter
Haven Hospital. She was 75.
Born in Colquitt, Ga., on Oct. 8, 1929, she came to Haines City from there 48
years ago. She was a citrus worker. She was formerly a cook for the Polk County
School Board. She was a member of Full Gospel Church of Jesus.
Mrs. Gilbert was preceded in death by her husband,
Johnny Gilbert Sr. She is survived by her sons,
Jessie McIntyre, Lakeland, Johnny
Gilbert Jr., Auburndale; daughters, Geanie Moore,
Lakeland, Debra Phillips, Sandra
Mills, both of Haines City; brother, Andrew Benton,
Haines City; sisters, Vinelly Miller, Colquitt,
Juanita Reeves, Seaville; 15 grandchildren; and many
great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Claude Holmes Sr. Memorial Chapel,
601 Claude Holmes Sr. Ave., Haines City. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at
Greater St. Mark AME Church, 826 N. Eighth St., Haines City.
Published Thursday, October 21, 2004
Wilma Tubbs, 58
WINTER HAVEN -- Mrs. Wilma Jean "Paine" Tubbs
of Winter Haven died of heart disease Sunday (Oct. 17, 2004) at Winter Haven
Hospital. She was 58.
Born in Colquitt, Ga., on Sept. 29, 1946, she came to Winter Haven at an early
age. She was a caretaker in private homes. She was formerly employed at Holiday
Inn.
Mrs. Tubbs is survived by her sons,
Roy Lee Tubbs Jr., Orlando,
Dwayne Tubbs, Randy Tubbs, both of
Winter Haven; daughters, Jacqueline Tubbs,
Mesquite, Texas, Teresa Tubbs, Winter Haven;
mother, Beulah Burden, Haines City; brothers,
Benjamin Burden, Rochester, N.Y.,
Jerry and Melvin Burden,
both of Haines City, LaVuaghn Burden, Tampa;
sisters, Gloria Burden, Linda
Williams, and Patty, all of Haines City,
Patty Burden, Kissimmee; seven grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Holmes Funeral Home, 601
Claude Holmes Sr. Ave., Haines City. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at
St. Mary's Primitive Baptist Church, 2855 Orchid Drive, Haines City. Burial will
be in Oakland Cemetery.
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